Wang Silang and Xia Daohua went out to receive the imperial edict. Xia Jinhua followed them eagerly. However, when she saw several people who came to deliver the edict, she felt a little timid. She couldn't help but hide behind Wang Silang, almost several feet away, and hesitated to come over.
Although the Xia family members also heard the news, they did not move forward - they all hid in the back, anxiously waiting for news from this side.
The imperial edict was very brief. Apart from a bunch of flowery tongue-twisting parallel prose, the core meaning was just to let Wang Silang live in peace in the capital, as the capital was very safe.
The imperial edict to support the king has been issued, and reinforcements are on the way from all over the country.
In addition, Wang Silang was also asked to represent the Wang family, be loyal to the country, actively respond to the call of the court, listen carefully to the orders of his superiors, and be ready to go to the city wall to kill the enemy at any time.
The imperial edict to Xia Daohua was even simpler: "Go to the palace to see the emperor immediately."
As Xia Daohua expected, the elderly eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict was none other than Old Wei, who should have been killed.
But the young eunuch who came with him was a stranger.
Old Wei introduced Xia Daohua with a smile, "This is my new godson. His nickname is Xiaodouzi. He's filial and clever, eloquent, and hardworking. He's even recently won the favor of the emperor... The emperor has been so kind as to allow me to retire from the palace. You little monkeys, you must get closer to him in the future."
Xia Daohua nodded and handed Xiaodouzi a purse that had been prepared long ago, which contained two large, round golden pearls.
Beads of this color are very rare at this time, and whether they are sold or given as gifts, they are excellent. However, the purchase price in the space supermarket is quite affordable.
As soon as Xiaodouzi took a hand, a smile of surprise appeared on his face. He didn't even need to open it to see that such a large bead could be exchanged for a lot of silver even if it was pawned at any pawnshop. What's more, it could be used as a gift!
Before the new emperor ascended the throne, Xiaodouzi had been doing the cleaning work in the Hundred Animals Garden. At most, he was a eunuch who did menial work, and everyone could boss him around.
Once, a thrush, beloved by the Ninth Princess, was eaten by the snow-white Persian cat with mandarin duck eyes, kept by Consort Shu. The eunuch who cared for the bird was the adopted son of the chief eunuch of the Hundred Birds Garden. He was so filial and respectful that he greatly pleased him. The chief eunuch, in turn, pushed Xiao Douzi to take the blame. If Old Wei hadn't risked offending the chief eunuch by speaking up for him, Xiao Douzi would likely be long gone.
Therefore, he has always been willing to accept Lao Wei's favor.
In the future, when Old Wei gets old, he will be happy to take care of him and see him to the end of his life.
He never expected that the little girl that Lao Wei introduced to him would actually be a generous and outgoing female god of wealth. She was so generous on their first meeting!
After exchanging a few polite words with the smiling Xiaodouzi, Xia Daohua gave each of the four accompanying guards a purse. The purse contained two small silver ingots, which were not heavy and were specially made with auspicious patterns to bring good luck.
The four of them were not familiar with Xia Daohua, and they initially declined the offer several times, only accepting it after Lao Wei spoke up.
Normally, people who received an imperial edict would go to the palace to express their gratitude, but expressing gratitude was also determined by status and rank. Although Wang Silang was from the Wang family, his status was not high enough, so he could only kowtow a few more times on the spot.
Xia Daohua told Jinhua to take good care of her family, and then she followed Lao Wei and his group in a carriage to the palace.
Xia Daohua and Lao Wei had been reunited for a long time. They talked all the way, with Lao Wei mainly talking and her listening.
Old Wei didn't mention anything important, only describing how comfortable and fulfilling his life was. Listening to Old Wei's ramblings and observing his complexion and physical condition, Xia Daohua felt more and more at ease.
In fact, the fact that Lao Wei is still alive is an obvious signal that Gu Mingzhen does not intend to kill him.
Of course, if he has other ideas, I don't have to be afraid of him.
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